# N39285: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: November 29, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39285
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39285

## Aircraft that carried N39285

- [Cancelled 2012-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39285-2012-11-29): Schempp-Hirth K.G. NIMBUS-2C, S/N 194. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Latour John F Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LATOUR%20JOHN%20F%20JR), [Oakland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakland)
- [Cancelled 1971-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39285-1971-06-07): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 6539. Owner: [W B Richardson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/W%20B%20RICHARDSON), [Brooten, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Brooten)

## NTSB investigations on N39285 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX90FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA310), Sep 3, 1990: Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS-2C (N39285), California City, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO EXECUTE THE RAPID CLIMBING TURN MANEUVER AT AN INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PREMATURE DUMPING OF THE GLIDER'S WATER BALLAST.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N39285 (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19900902037599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900902037599A), Sep 2, 1990: Sphrth NIMBUS2C (N39285), California City, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Too low and slow began overhead approach,stalled and spun to ground. Could have landed straight ahead of runway.

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